Current Events > Teenagers still use "gay" as an insult?

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Pow_Pow_Punishment 04/16/25 11:25:11 AM #1:	We were skipping rope in boxing yesterday and one kid says to his friends nearby "First person to trip is gay!" Clearly I'm way out of touch to expect otherwise, but besides being disappointing, it's crazy how that hasn't died as lingo by now. It actually made them seem old to me, like wow, that was a thing 25 years ago. --- Currently playing: Tales of the Abyss (PS2), Sands of Destruction (DS) Training log: https://powpowpunishment.blogspot.com <cite>Pow_Pow_Punishment posted [p:984732292] in Teenagers ... [t:80967768]...</cite> <quote>We were skipping rope in boxing yesterday and one kid says to his friends nearby "First person to trip is gay!" Clearly I'm way out of touch to expect otherwise, but besides being disappointing, it's crazy how that hasn't died as lingo by now. It actually made them seem old to me, like wow, that was a thing 25 years ago.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wanderingshade 04/16/25 11:26:55 AM #2:	With some of the weirdly hypermasculine manosphere stuff around I'm not surprised. Even though some of the manosphere stuff seems like they're trying to advocate for men being the perfect partners for men over women. --- "You're made of spare parts, aren't ya, bud?" <cite>wanderingshade posted [p:984732311] in Teenagers ... [t:80967768]...</cite> <quote>With some of the weirdly hypermasculine manosphere stuff around I'm not surprised. Even though some of the manosphere stuff seems like they're trying to advocate for men being the perfect partners for men over women. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 04/16/25 11:28:22 AM #3:	Yep. I blame the manosphere and the right-wing shift society seems to have taken. All the progress people have been making on that front has basically been undone. --- "Be good to yourself, because everyone else in the world is probably out to get you." - Dr. Harleen Quinzel <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:984732322] in Teenagers ... [t:80967768]...</cite> <quote>Yep. I blame the manosphere and the right-wing shift society seems to have taken.All the progress people have been making on that front has basically been undone.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonPhoenix 04/16/25 11:28:42 AM #4:	It was in the 00s, but went away in the 10s. I guess it's back in vogue again with the kids? >_> Must be a cycle --- https://imgur.com/u2HR4nG <cite>NeonPhoenix posted [p:984732327] in Teenagers ... [t:80967768]...</cite> <quote>It was in the 00s, but went away in the 10s. I guess it's back in vogue again with the kids? >_> Must be a cycle</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jiek_Fafn 04/16/25 11:29:54 AM #5:	We need Hilary Duff now more than ever --- I don't believe in belts. There should be no ranking system for toughness. <cite>Jiek_Fafn posted [p:984732345] in Teenagers ... [t:80967768]...</cite> <quote>We need Hilary Duff now more than ever</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
R_Jackal 04/16/25 11:30:20 AM #6:	We've basically regressed to the 90s/early 2ks with all of the downsides and none of the up on a societal level. <cite>R_Jackal posted [p:984732349] in Teenagers ... [t:80967768]...</cite> <quote>We've basically regressed to the 90s/early 2ks with all of the downsides and none of the up on a societal level.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlackScythe0 04/16/25 11:30:33 AM #7:	Probably making a come back thanks to how right wing ticktock and stuff are. <cite>BlackScythe0 posted [p:984732354] in Teenagers ... [t:80967768]...</cite> <quote>Probably making a come back thanks to how right wing ticktock and stuff are. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
creativerealms 04/16/25 11:30:44 AM #8:	More so now. --- "So this is how liberty dies, with Thunderous applause." Padme Amidala <cite>creativerealms posted [p:984732359] in Teenagers ... [t:80967768]...</cite> <quote>More so now.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VeggetaX 04/16/25 11:31:13 AM #9:	Jiek_Fafn posted... We need Hilary Duff now more than ever --- Don't like it? Don't watch it. It's that simple Dictator of Nice Guys <cite>VeggetaX posted [p:984732366] in Teenagers ... [t:80967768]...</cite> <quote>Jiek_Fafn posted... </cite><quote>We need Hilary Duff now more than ever</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Biofighter55 04/16/25 11:33:13 AM #10:	NeonPhoenix posted... It was in the 00s, but went away in the 10s. I guess it's back in vogue again with the kids? >_> Must be a cycle i vaguely remember it still being used as one in 2013 when I graduated high school but probably died out by the end of the 2010s --- This is my sig. Don't like it, then don't look at it. <cite>Biofighter55 posted [p:984732388] in Teenagers ... [t:80967768]...</cite> <quote>NeonPhoenix posted... </cite><quote>It was in the 00s, but went away in the 10s. I guess it's back in vogue again with the kids? >_> Must be a cycle</quote>i vaguely remember it still being used as one in 2013 when I graduated high school but probably died out by the end of the 2010s </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
YellowSUV 04/16/25 11:33:34 AM #11:	The r word is coming back too, and not just with teenagers. I've noticed more people using it real life where if you used it 10ish years ago it was really considered taboo. Also, some subreddits used to have the r word banned but are now un-banning it. --- We all live in a Yellow SUV! a Yellow SUV! <cite>YellowSUV posted [p:984732398] in Teenagers ... [t:80967768]...</cite> <quote>The r word is coming back too, and not just with teenagers. I've noticed more people using it real life where if you used it 10ish years ago it was really considered taboo. Also, some subreddits used to have the r word banned but are now un-banning it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HudGard 04/16/25 11:34:24 AM #12:	Could have been ribbing between friends with zero context but thats a generous assumption admittedly. Especially since it was used in a way other people could hear. --- You haven't set a signature for the message boards yet <cite>HudGard posted [p:984732411] in Teenagers ... [t:80967768]...</cite> <quote>Could have been ribbing between friends with zero context but thats a generous assumption admittedly. Especially since it was used in a way other people could hear.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wanderingshade 04/16/25 11:34:26 AM #13:	Jiek_Fafn posted... We need Hilary Duff now more than ever What about Wanda? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWS0GVOQPs0 --- "You're made of spare parts, aren't ya, bud?" <cite>wanderingshade posted [p:984732412] in Teenagers ... [t:80967768]...</cite> <quote>Jiek_Fafn posted... </cite><quote>We need Hilary Duff now more than ever</quote>What about Wanda?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWS0GVOQPs0</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Payzmaykr 04/16/25 11:34:52 AM #14:	I guess they view censorship as something lame because their parents generation did it. <cite>Payzmaykr posted [p:984732419] in Teenagers ... [t:80967768]...</cite> <quote>I guess they view censorship as something lame because their parents generation did it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonPhoenix 04/16/25 11:36:00 AM #15:	YellowSUV posted... The r word is coming back too, and not just with teenagers. I've noticed more people using it real life where if you used it 10ish years ago it was really considered taboo. Also, some subreddits used to have the r word banned but are now un-banning it. I never went away around my workplace >_> --- https://imgur.com/u2HR4nG <cite>NeonPhoenix posted [p:984732432] in Teenagers ... [t:80967768]...</cite> <quote>YellowSUV posted... </cite><quote>The r word is coming back too, and not just with teenagers. I've noticed more people using it real life where if you used it 10ish years ago it was really considered taboo. Also, some subreddits used to have the r word banned but are now un-banning it.</quote>I never went away around my workplace >_></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlackScythe0 04/16/25 11:37:57 AM #16:	YellowSUV posted... The r word is coming back too, and not just with teenagers. I've noticed more people using it real life where if you used it 10ish years ago it was really considered taboo. Also, some subreddits used to have the r word banned but are now un-banning it. It never went away. Folks were successful in getting mainstream websites to ban people for using it, but they never accomplished anything off the internet. <cite>BlackScythe0 posted [p:984732446] in Teenagers ... [t:80967768]...</cite> <quote>YellowSUV posted... </cite><quote>The r word is coming back too, and not just with teenagers. I've noticed more people using it real life where if you used it 10ish years ago it was really considered taboo. Also, some subreddits used to have the r word banned but are now un-banning it.</quote>It never went away. Folks were successful in getting mainstream websites to ban people for using it, but they never accomplished anything off the internet. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IronChef_Kirby 04/16/25 11:45:01 AM #17:	As someone who works in a high school, I can confirm that, frustratingly, gay and the r-word are still in use as derogatory terms among teenagers. Additionally, autistic seems to occasionally be used as a derogatory term. --- "Bro Just Let Me Karate Chop You And You Can Have As Many Skateboards As You Want" <cite>IronChef_Kirby posted [p:984732517] in Teenagers ... [t:80967768]...</cite> <quote>As someone who works in a high school, I can confirm that, frustratingly, gay and the r-word are still in use as derogatory terms among teenagers. Additionally, autistic seems to occasionally be used as a derogatory term. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Evening_Dragon 04/16/25 11:45:28 AM #18:	It never went away, although I think now it's "post-ironic" or somesuch. Like, they understand being gay isn't bad, but they know the word was used like that. --- And which of you by worrying can add a single hour to your span of life? It's Guide <cite>Evening_Dragon posted [p:984732522] in Teenagers ... [t:80967768]...</cite> <quote>It never went away, although I think now it's "post-ironic" or somesuch. Like, they understand being gay isn't bad, but they know the word was used like that.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vegy 04/16/25 11:46:42 AM #19:	My niece in elementary school has heard it said like dat so yea, its still a thing sadly --- https://i.imgur.com/EoGWPMu.gif https://i.imgur.com/dWmUFeV.gif https://i.imgur.com/xpoEaeu.gif <cite>Vegy posted [p:984732533] in Teenagers ... [t:80967768]...</cite> <quote>My niece in elementary school has heard it said like dat so yea, its still a thing sadly</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam 04/16/25 11:47:49 AM #20:	I feel like it never went away. We just grew up and weren't around teenagers anymore. --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! https://imgur.com/p9Xvjvs <cite>Turbam posted [p:984732548] in Teenagers ... [t:80967768]...</cite> <quote>I feel like it never went away.We just grew up and weren't around teenagers anymore.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bass 04/16/25 11:51:44 AM #21:	wanderingshade posted... What about Wanda? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWS0GVOQPs0 Ha, they actually played that one in my school in the late aughts. --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Bass posted [p:984732591] in Teenagers ... [t:80967768]...</cite> <quote>wanderingshade posted... </cite><quote>What about Wanda?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWS0GVOQPs0</quote>Ha, they actually played that one in my school in the late aughts. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
creativerealms 04/16/25 11:52:51 AM #22:	YellowSUV posted... The r word is coming back too, and not just with teenagers. I've noticed more people using it real life where if you used it 10ish years ago it was really considered taboo. Also, some subreddits used to have the r word banned but are now un-banning it. The R word was the test. Conservatives are starting with that word to gradually bring back others. They really want to say the N word. --- "So this is how liberty dies, with Thunderous applause." Padme Amidala <cite>creativerealms posted [p:984732602] in Teenagers ... [t:80967768]...</cite> <quote>YellowSUV posted... </cite><quote>The r word is coming back too, and not just with teenagers. I've noticed more people using it real life where if you used it 10ish years ago it was really considered taboo. Also, some subreddits used to have the r word banned but are now un-banning it.</quote>The R word was the test. Conservatives are starting with that word to gradually bring back others. They really want to say the N word.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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